CVE-2026-13957: Incorrect security UI in Google Chrome
An incorrect security UI vulnerability in Google Chrome Extensions prior to version 150.0.7871.47 allows an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious extension to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML via a crafted HTML page, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) issue. The vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity by Chromium security. A fix is available in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13957 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Extensions security UI that affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. This flaw allows an attacker, after convincing a user to install a malicious extension, to perform arbitrary script or HTML injection through a crafted HTML page, leading to a UXSS condition. The vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47, as noted in the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context via a malicious extension, potentially compromising user security and privacy through UXSS. This requires user interaction to install the malicious extension.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-13957: Incorrect security UI in Google Chrome
Description
An incorrect security UI vulnerability in Google Chrome Extensions prior to version 150.0.7871.47 allows an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious extension to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML via a crafted HTML page, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) issue. The vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity by Chromium security. A fix is available in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13957 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Extensions security UI that affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. This flaw allows an attacker, after convincing a user to install a malicious extension, to perform arbitrary script or HTML injection through a crafted HTML page, leading to a UXSS condition. The vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47, as noted in the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context via a malicious extension, potentially compromising user security and privacy through UXSS. This requires user interaction to install the malicious extension.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T23:04:01.496Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a444c2327e9c7971985ce85
Added to database: 06/30/2026, 23:07:15 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 02:51:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/01/2026, 02:51:22 UTC
Views: 2
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